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Category Archives: Events
September 9, 2019 Show and Tell event
We hosted a Show & Tell event on September 9, 2019. People were invited to bring something old to share with the group. Thank you to everyone! Louise Cook Jones shared and donated some early Garden Home memorabilia from the … Continue reading
October 5, 2019 Historic Bell Ringing
We rang the historic 100-year old bell hanging in the bell tower of the Garden Home Marketplace (formerly Lamb’s Thriftway) on October 5, 2019. This event was bittersweet as it coincides with the imminent closing of the grocery store. We … Continue reading
July 14, 2019 – Garden Home History Board Member picnic and tour of WormWood Manor
Garden Home History board members met for a July picnic at the historic WormWood Manor, hosted by Jan Fredrickson and Kevin Mistler, both on our Board of Directors. We tried out the new spinner and BINGO games about Garden Home … Continue reading
June 10, 2019 – From Sweden to Oregon event at Nordia House
On Monday, June 10, 2019, we helped sponsor an event at the Nordia House at 8800 SW Oleson Rd learning about the Swedish immigrant experience in Oregon 1850-1950. Attendees reviewed the new displays at Nordia House, enjoyed a slide show … Continue reading
January 30, 2019 Move of the Historic Post Office Safe
Garden Home History was offered the historic safe from the old Garden Home Post Office location prior to the Post Office moving to its current location inside the Garden Home Market Place (formerly Lamb’s Thriftway). Huge, ugly, locked, no combination, … Continue reading
January 8, 2019 – Historical Reenactment
The Beaverton Historical Society invited us to participate with them and the Friends of Historic Forest Grove for a reenactment of historical figures from our histories. Patsy VandeVenter and Elaine Shreve presented a portion of the history of Margaret Simmons … Continue reading
November 10, 2018 Veteran’s Day Honors
On Saturday, November 10, we held our Veteran’s Day Honors at the Garden Home Recreation Center. Photos, interviews, historic displays, pie and coffee. Aloha American Legion Post 104 presented the colors. Sig Unander presented the slide show of Fly Gals, the story … Continue reading
August 25, 2018 Ice Cream Station at the Mini Market (photos)
The Garden Home Recreation Center hosted a Mini-Market on August 25, 2018 with a variety of vendor booths, bouncy house, puppet show, and beer garden. The Garden Home History Project set up historical displays of Garden Home dairies and served … Continue reading
June 16, 2018 Historic Bell Ringing Photos
We rang the historic 100-year old bell hanging in the bell tower of the Garden Home Marketplace (formerly Lamb’s Thriftway) on June 16, 2018. Our ears are still ringing! Thanks to Store Manager Mike Babbitt and all of the store … Continue reading
May 18, 2018 Reception Honoring Virginia “Ginny” Mapes
Thank you to everyone who attended our meeting of the Washington County History Societies Roundtable, and following reception honoring Ginny Mapes on May 18, 2018 at the Garden Home Recreation Center. [Editor: Virginia “Ginny” Mapes authored the first book … Continue reading
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